However, one single photo changed their whole life.
Meet Maria, a 3-year-old girl who started her search for a caring home when she was only 9 months old.
There is no information about her past life as her first home was an orphanage for children with special needs in Cavite, Philippines.
According to CNN, Utah couple Adrianna and Jason Stewart fell in love with her at first sight.
After that, the couple could not forget her life smiley.
Soon, after a long process of signing many documents, in 2014 they went to the village to meet their girl.
The Good Stewards have already adopted a son from the Philippines.
In addition, they also had 2 biological daughters.
Before Mary, they never thought about adopting a special child.
Her maternal instinct kicked in when she first saw her picture.
The woman admitted that it was hard when they did not even know when Maria would finally learn muscle control.
Even though she is already 3 years old, and her fate is not so clear, the couple is very happy about the birth of their daughter.
As they say, the baby made them stronger and helped them look at the world more positively.
